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Postby Phantom » Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:24 pm

Is this kind of cactus good for them?Image
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Postby MartinsPerson » Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:38 pm

Yes, just be sure to remove the spines before feeding. There's a great section in the caresheet about preparing the cactus.
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Postby LittleFoot » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:27 pm

Yup, just despine first.
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Postby Phantom » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:30 pm

You have to despine? I thought they loved eating sharp spikey things :D They eat everything but the spines?
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Postby LittleFoot » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:32 pm

Phantom wrote:You have to despine? I thought they loved eating sharp spikey things :D They eat everything but the spines?


Some of the spines are very fine and easily can lodge in their mouths and throats, plus it makes it easier for you to handle as well.
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Postby Zach » Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:48 am

Talk to Jenn about cactus; she gets it freaky cheap and (I think) has fed more of it than any of us...

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Postby Jenn » Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:50 am

My guys love it and I get it for 50 cents a pad or pear so a lot of the times it's a main staple of my guys diet. A lot of places despine it or atleast get rid of some of the spines so I try and get one with the least amont of spines. In alot of the cases the worst of the spines is at the top so I'll just cut it off and throw it away. I then just chop up the rest and add it to the mix. It's nice and sticky so it works great on holding the rest of the food together.
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Postby KyleWeiss » Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:00 pm

Phantom wrote:You have to despine? I thought they loved eating sharp spikey things :D They eat everything but the spines?


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Postby Phantom » Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:47 pm

What about red tunas(type of cactus)? They look like prickly pears sorta. I bought some today because it was really cheap and I wanna check first to see if its ok.
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Postby Jenn » Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:53 pm

From what I found tuna is just another name for the prickly pear fruit.
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Postby Phantom » Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:59 pm

Jenn wrote:From what I found tuna is just another name for the prickly pear fruit.



At first I thought they were so I bought them, that is good to know. They do eat prickly pears right? Thanks!
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Postby Jenn » Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:01 pm

Frankie and Spike turned their noses up to them the first time I tried but since then have eaten them. The rest of my crew has eaten them as well.
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Postby Phantom » Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:06 pm

Jenn wrote:Frankie and Spike turned their noses up to them the first time I tried but since then have eaten them. The rest of my crew has eaten them as well.


They had ones that were red. Is that because they are ripe? Should I wait until they are ripe to use them?
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Postby Jenn » Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:07 pm

I believe they come in red and green, though my store has only ever had the red catus pears.
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